anyone else like to make things while camping. I've always enjoyed carving by the fire, mostly utilitarian items, spoons, bowls, cups, etc - then I sand them up later, at home.

It's always been a family tradition to carve small cedar beavertail paddles.

On my last solo I cut a cedar log slab about 2" then wrapped the exterior with a leather thong. Nothing fancy, but it was the start and leans against my old area map with trips marked. Your work inspires me to more. Working with the hands is a great way to spend time and especially pleasant on solo trips. I know you use a special knife, could you discuss it, perhaps a photo sometime?

A crooked knife is like a one handed drawknife - where you carve towards yourself instead of away from yourself.

I don't have a good photo. The second knife in, to the right, is a crooked knife, though not my best one. It is not easy to tell what you're looking at in the photo.




Below are some photos and a drawing off the internet:

Beautiful handiwork, RBB!
Speaking for myself though, I guess I'd be apprehensive about being out in the wilderness and slicing a finger or hand a good one. I did that once when I was whittling something in Boy Scouts. Thank goodness, medical care was close at hand then.

quote RaisedByBears99: "anyone else like to make things while camping. I've always enjoyed carving by the fire, mostly utilitarian items, spoons, bowls, cups, etc - then I sand them up later, at home.

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RBB-nice work. Cool stuff.

While in the Horseshoe, Gaskin area we found a dead cedar with a burl about 14" in diameter. We used the tree for firewood and carried the burl, "Milton," out. It is unfortunately still waiting to be made into bowls.

quote Mort: "Beautiful handiwork, RBB!
Speaking for myself though, I guess I'd be apprehensive about being out in the wilderness and slicing a finger or hand a good one. I did that once when I was whittling something in Boy Scouts. Thank goodness, medical care was close at hand then. "

Yes, you'd probably want to practice with it at home a bit before trying it on the trail. Not to say it couldn't happen to me, but I was one of those kids who always ran with scissors.

Very nice work raisedbybears, I like the knives the best.

quote RaisedByBears99: "anyone else like to make things while camping. I've always enjoyed carving by the fire, mostly utilitarian items, spoons, bowls, cups, etc - then I sand them up later, at home.






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Clearly much more talented than I. I carved a mini canoe last time I was out. It even floated upright.

Beautiful! Inspires me to pick up a new hobby.